Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Casey Grove is host of Alaska News Nightly, a general assignment reporter and an editor at Alaska Public Media. Reach him at cgrove@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Casey here.
Denali Park Road landslide slumping prompts closure and search for long-term fix
Underneath a 100-yard section of road going through Polychrome Pass is a thawing rock glacier, causing the road to slump. And the rate at which it's slumping has increased in recent years, making it harder to maintain for bus traffic —the most popular way for visitors to access Denali National Park.
Come sail away: Bering Strait Festival to open border with Russia in 2022
The seven-day festival is a multi-year effort to bring together residents of the high north from both sides of the strait, some of whom are relatives, and to honor their shared culture.
17-year-old charged in Two Rivers, Pleasant Valley arsons
The boy -- named only as “J.G.” in a statement from Alaska State Troopers -- will be tried as an adult on multiple charges of arson, burglary and criminal mischief, troopers said.
Ask a Climatologist: What is termination dust, anyway?
How do we know what fits the definition of "termination dust?" The answer is: We don't. National Weather Service climate researcher Brian Brettschneider wants to change that.
Alaska to pay ACLU attorneys after losing lawsuit over abortion-related court funding vetoes
The state of Alaska has been ordered to pay nearly $87,000 in attorneys fees to the American Civil Liberties Union after losing a lawsuit over the governor’s vetoes of court funding in 2019 and 2020.
Two Rivers Lodge burns as investigation of string of summer arsons continues
So far, public safety officials have not said arson caused the fire at the lodge, seen completely engulfed in flames in videos on social media. But fire marshals are investigating nine other structures that have burned in the area that they say were intentionally set.
Alaska-based vets reflect on Afghanistan, resurgence of Taliban
The withdrawal of the U.S. military from Afghanistan has been watched closely by veterans of the 20-year war, who’ve expressed a range of emotions and opinions as the Taliban have once again swept into power.
Anchorage inspectors intercept more than 3,000 fake COVID-19 vaccination cards
The counterfeit vaccination cards were found in a shipment from China to the Port of Alaska.
Alaska reports 9 coronavirus deaths and over 1,100 new cases in 2 days
The cases announced Wednesday are the most since December, when infections were decreasing from a peak in November.
Alaska’s share of fatal, small commercial plane crashes growing relative to rest of U.S.
A fatal plane crash near Ketchikan this month has renewed concerns about the number of fatal, small commercial aircraft accidents in Alaska, which, according to an investigation by member station KUCB and ProPublica, is growing relative to the rest of the country.
Anchorage’s new police chief wants department to refocus
Anchorage Police Chief Kenneth McCoy says law enforcement has made progress combating crime in Alaska's largest city, but he says there are also some continuing problems he'd like to see addressed and some ways he thinks the department can refocus.
Ask a Climatologist: What’s with all the rain?
Sunday was the rainiest day Anchorage has seen in almost six years. Meanwhile, parts of Western Alaska recently saw their wettest month on record, and forecasters are expecting an atmospheric river to soak Southeast.
Bitten on hand, Alaskan still remembers bear’s bad breath 25 years later
It was the summer of 1996 that William Young, an Alaskan fond of wilderness and solitude, survived an attack by a brown bear.
Alaska’s ‘breakthrough’ COVID cases on par with expectations, state epidemiologist says
State Epidemiologist Dr. Joe McLaughlin says there are some nuances in the numbers related to breakthrough infections but the proportion in Alaska is about what you would expect.
Eagle River man charged with murder after alleged arson kills 2
Firefighters responding to the 20-unit building a little after 2 a.m. Saturday found Alan and Linda Borowski’s bodies in
their apartment, the charges say.
Why a major Alaska earthquake triggered warnings but no major damage
It was the largest earthquake in the United States in 50 years, a classic Alaska subduction zone earthquake, where the tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean is subducting - or sliding under - the North American plate upon which Alaska sits.
Alaska’s gold medal swimmer looked like a winner even before race, dad says
While much of the pre-race attention was focused on two other more experienced, record-holding swimmers, Richard Jacoby says he knew his daughter had the training to be able to win and that her mind was in the right place, too.
‘It’s pure joy’: Seward eager to see hometown swimmer Lydia Jacoby in Olympic finals
Seventeen-year-old Alaska swimmer Lydia Jacoby of Seward has a shot at an Olympic medal in the 100-meter breaststroke Monday at the Tokyo games.
LISTEN: Alaska Baseball League’s first female umpire wants to show girls they can be part of hardball, too
Natola Hawthorne headed back home to Atlanta Friday and her main job as a school secretary. But she spent most of the summer enjoying Alaska and honing her craft of umpiring, as one of very few women involved in the male-dominated sport.
Former Bethel school principal sentenced to 15 years in prison for enticement of a minor
A former Bethel elementary school principal will spend 15 years in prison for trying to entice a child to engage in sexual activity in 2019.